I can do no better on this new year’s eve than to offer as
blessing and guidance for the work we do this quote from Rene Dubos’ The Wooing of the Earth, as commented on
by Russell Sanders in his book Staying
Put:
“ ‘Ecology becomes a more complex but far more interesting
science when human aspirations are regarded as an integral part of the
landscape.’ This intimacy is crucial… it arises out of a sustained conversation
between people and land. When there is no conversation, when we act without
listening, when we impose our desires without regard for the qualities and
needs of our place, then landscape may be cursed rather than blessed by our
presence.”
But many of us are listening, and are eager for a deeper conversation. We find not just the
promise of health and welfare in fitting ourselves well into the landscape, but goodness and spiritual uplift as well. So despite the hardships, we look forward to the work ahead.
May our hands and hearts be strengthened by each other and the tasks we, together, undertake.
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